Perry Township Vanderburgh County |
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Township | |
Lake Victoria, in the Mesker Park Zoo, located in Perry Township
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Location in Vanderburgh County |
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Coordinates: 37°58′17″N 87°39′25″W / 37.97139°N 87.65694°WCoordinates: 37°58′17″N 87°39′25″W / 37.97139°N 87.65694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vanderburgh |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.21 sq mi (73.1 km2) |
• Land | 27.78 sq mi (71.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.52% |
Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 25,092 |
• Density | 903.4/sq mi (348.8/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47712, 47720 |
GNIS feature ID | 453726 |
Perry Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,092 and it contained 10,678 housing units. The University of Southern Indiana Campus is located in Perry Township.
Perry Township was organized in 1840.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.21 square miles (73.1 km2), of which 27.78 square miles (71.9 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.52%) is water.
The township contains these three cemeteries: Memorial Park, Putman and Saint Joseph.